Excitatory Amino Acids:
Endogenous amino acids released by neurons as excitatory neurotransmitters. Glutamic acid is the most common excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain. Aspartic acid has been regarded as an excitatory transmitter for many years, but the extent of its role as a transmitter is unclear.

1Synaptic Physiology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, 2Advanced Imaging Core, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health